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- "Advantage #7: Blast Proof. The LIN Demolitionmech is One Tough Droid"
- ―Excerpt from the Demolitionmech's advertising campaign
The LIN demolitionmech autonomous minelayer, commonly known as the LIN Demolitionmech, was a droid marketed by Cybot Galactica as a mine-laying and demolitions specialist.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]

The LIN droid was equipped with a visual sensor and an acoustic signaler that could communicate in the warbling of Droidspeak only. It could be used as a military droid, helping to deploy pressure bombs and anti-repulsor grenades.
The droid was able to move its manipulator arm 360 degrees, so it could both lay mines where it had just been and keep them away from its own heading.
History[edit | edit source]
During the Clone Wars, LIN droids were used by the Galactic Republic to clear mines.
During the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire would also utilize these droids and many were found in civilian employ.
Cybot Galactica stopped the production of the droid after a charge being held by one of the droids detonated in a mine on Gosfambling. 10 miners died of suffocation in the cave-in. While it was found that the fault lay in the charge, the bad publicity was enough for them to quietly retire the line, though they were made in numerous enough numbers to appear across the galaxy, especially in the Outer Rim.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars 20: Twilight, Part 2
- Luke's Fate
- When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
- Super Star Wars
"Spare Parts"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
"There's Many a Slip Betwixt Cup and Lip"—Mos Eisley Adventure Set (Picture only)
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Star Wars Series 1 (Card: A sale on droids!) (backup link) (Picture only)
Star Wars Series 1 (Card: Luke checks out his new droid) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 9 (Picture only)
- Artoo Detoo's Activity Book
- Luke Skywalker's Activity Book
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine (As "LIN droid")
- Star Wars Technical Journal (As "LIN droid")
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: LIN-V8M)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: LIN-V8K)
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 49 (LIN1-2, LIN Demolitionmech)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
Dome Droid on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)